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The University of Utah has made headlines by being ranked as the second most valuable football program among Big 12 teams and 28th nationally, according to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal.

Former Indiana men’s basketball player Keith Smart was named head coach at Utah Prep Academy in Hurricane, Utah, according to the school’s release Monday.

As things stand, the Pacers are the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 24-19 record. Their last 18 games have been phenomenal as they have gone 14-4 and ranked sixth in offense, fifth in defense, and fifth in net rating.

Some pivotal games to watch this week (all games ET): • Utah at TCU, 7:30 p.m. Friday • USC at Indiana, noon Sunday • Seton Hall at Connecticut, 1 p.m. Sunday • Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. Sunday • Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m. Sunday • Oklahoma at South Carolina, 3 p.m. Sunday

Feb 13, 2023; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) passes the ball while Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (24) defends in the second quarter at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

Led by AJ Braun's 16 points, the Cal Baptist Lancers defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 76-60. Martel Williams scored 16 points for Cal Baptist (10-10, 3-3 Western Athletic Conference). Jamir

A.J. Dybantsa gets recognized at NBA games now. It makes what might be coming his way in 18 months or so seem a little more real.Dybantsa — the BYU-bound phenom

The Wall Street Journal and Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University Colombus, performed valuations of all FBS programs across the c

It's officially trade season in the NBA. And with each passing week, it feels more likely a Jimmy Butler deal might just be the tip of an iceberg.

Campbell at Hofstra, 6 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Drexel, 6 p.m. Elon at Delaware, 6:30 p.m. Northeastern at Stony Brook, 6:31 p.m.